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(also known as Eskalith, Lithobid)
Lithium salts such as lithium carbonate, lithium citrate, and lithium orotate are mood stabilizers. They are used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, since unlike most other mood altering drugs, they counteract both mania and depression. Lithium can also be used to augment other antidepressant drugs. It is also somet... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Bipolar Disorder | 3177 |
74% |
| Depression | 171 |
80% |
| Bipolar Disorder - Teen | 52 |
87% |
| Anxiety | 20 |
85% |
| Personality Disorders | 18 |
89% |
Overall, 75% (3535
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Lithium Reviews
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the only drug that seem to work for me
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Keeps me level. Gives me tremors.
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It was the better. I felt very good but the side effects were terrible.
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Helps with irritability and anger
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For a time.
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made me fat right away hate it stop taking itfor b
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god this makes my toss and turn all night and wake up feeling like ive been hit by a train.
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god this makes my toss and turn all night and wake up feeling like ive been hit by a train.
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The one drug that has helped me the greatest
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Works well at 900 mg. in combination with Lamictal.
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lithobid 300 mgs
eskalith/lithobid are time release lithium carbonate just dumps in. lithobid is what I take because I can't tolerate a straight release. [More] -
lithobid
I had less side effects as far as wierd smell and taste changes on Lithobid vs generic Lithium. [More] -
Eskalith???????????
thank you all so much for your help, Hanna I checked it on crazymeds thats how I found our it was the original, that is when I got confused, dobie may... [More] -
Eskalith???????????
Yeah, at one point my doc switched me to Eskalith too. I can't remember. Is Eskalith the one that is time released? I think it is. So you don't get a ... [More] -
Eskalith???????????
I read that Eskalith is the original lithium, lithium is a generic, my grandson was on lithium, and it made his thyroid levels go up, so the pdoc wean... [More]
